Chartering Abreviation

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AAAA = Always Accessible Accessible Always Afloat 

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Always Afloat 

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AARA = Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area Area  ABT = About 

ADCOM = Address Commission  AFSPS = Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)   AFFREIGHTMENT = The hiring of a ship in whole or part   AFT = At or towards the stern or rear of a ship   AGW = All Going Well  

AHL = Australian Hold Ladders 

ANTHAM = Antwerp-Hamburg Range   APS = Arrival Pilot Station 

ARAG = Amsterdam-Rotterdam--Antwerp-Ghent Range  A/S = Alongside 

ATDNSHINC = Any Time Day or Night Sundays and Holidays Included  

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ATUTC = Actual Times Used to Count  

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BAF = Bunker Adjustment Factor. A Fuel Surcharge expressed as a percentage added or subtracted from the freight amount reflecting the movement in the market place price for bunkers. 

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BALLAST = Heavy weight, often sea water, necessary for the  stability and safety of a ship

which is not carrying  cargo.   

BAREBOAT CHTR = Bareboat Charter Owners lease a specific ship and  control its

technical management and commercial  operations only.     

BBB = Before Breaking Bulk   BDI = Both Dates Inclusive  

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BENDS = Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports) 

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BI = Both Inclusive  

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BIMCO = The Baltic and International Maritime Council   BL (1) = Bale  

BL (2) = (Bill of Lading) A document signed by the carrier which  acts as a receipt and evidence of title to the cargo.   BM = Beam 

BEAM = The maximum breadth of a ship   BOB = Bunker on Board  BOFFER = Best Offer  

BROB = Bunkers Remaining on Board  

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BSS = Basis  

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BSS 1/1 = Basis 1 Port to 1 Port 

 

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BT = Berth Terms  

BUNDLING = This is the assembly of pieces of cargo, secured into one manageable unit.

This is a very flexible description; a rule of thumb is to present cargo at a  size easily handled by a large (20 ton) fork lift  truck.   



BUNKERS = Name given for vessels Fuel and Diesel Oil supplies  (Originates from coal bunkers) 

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BWAD = Brackish Water Arrival Draft

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CBM = Cubic Meter  

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CBFT (or CFT) = Cubic Feet  

CFR (or C&F) = Cost and Freight   CHOPT = Charterers Option  CHTRS = Charterers  

CIF = Cost, Insurance & Freight. Seller pays all these costs to a nominated port or place of discharge.  a ccept a  cost per revenue ton for COA = Contract of Affreightment Owners agree to accept

cargo carried on a specific number of voyages.  

 

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COACP = Contract of Affreightment Charter Party   COB = Close of Business   COD = Cash On Delivery 

COGSA = Carriage of Goods by Sea Act   CONS = Consumption 

COP = Custom Of Port 

CP (or C/P) = Charter Party  

CPD = Charterers Pay Dues   CPT = Carriage Paid To  

CQD = Customary Quick Dispatch  

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CROB = Cargo Remaining on Board  

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CRN = Crane

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CST = Centistoke 

 

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CTR = Container Fitted  

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DAPS = Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)  

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DDU = Delivered Duty unpaid.   DDP = Delivered Duty Paid.   DEM = Demurrage  DESP = Dispatch  DET = Detention 

DHDATSBE = Dispatch Half Demurrage on Actual Time Saved Both Ends  DHDWTSBE = Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends

 

 

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DISCH = Discharge  DK = Deck  

DLOSP = Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway)  DO = Diesel Oil  

DOLSP = Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)  

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DOP = Dropping Outward Pilot  

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DOT = Department of Transport  

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DNRSAOCLONL DNRSAOCLONL = Discountless and Non-Returnable Ship and/or Cargo Lost or Not Lost 

DRAFT = Depth to which a ship is immersed in water. The depth  varies according to the

design of the ship and will be  greater or lesser depending not only on the weight of  the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the water in which the ship is lying. 

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DRK = Derrick  

DUNNAGE = Materials of various types, often timber or matting,  placed among the cargo

for separation, and hence protection from damage, for ventilation and, in the case  of certain cargoes, to provide space in which the forks of a lift truck may be inserted. i nserted.   

between lightship and loaded displacement.

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DWAT (or DWT) = Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference

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EC = East Coast  

EIU = Even if Used  

ELVENT = Electric Ventilation  

ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival  

ETC = Estimated Time of Completion   ETD = Estimated Time of Departure   ETS = Estimated Time of Sailing   EXW = Ex Works  

FAS = Free Alongside Ship. Seller delivers goods to appropriate dock or terminal at port of embarkation and buyer covers costs and risks of  loading.   FD = Free of Dispatch  

FDD = Freight Demurrage Deadfreight   FDIS = Free Discharge 

cont ainer equivalency unit Standard 40' Container  FEU = Forty foot container FHEX = Fridays/Holidays Excluded  

FHINC = Fridays/Holidays Included  

FILO = Free In/Liner Out. Seafreight with which the t he shipper  pays load costs and the =

carrier pays for discharge costs.   

FIO = Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the sea freight,  but no

loading/discharging costs, i.e. the charterer pays for cost of loading and discharging   cargo. 

 

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FIOT = Free In/Out and Trimmed. As per FIOS but includes trimming the leveling of bulk  cargoes  FIOSLSD = Free In/Out Stowed, Lashed, Secured and Dunnaged. As per FIO, but includes cost of lashing securing and dunnaging  cargo to Masters satisfaction. 

FIOST = Free In/Out and Trimmed. Charterer pays for cost of  loading/discharging cargo,

including stowage and trimming.     FIT = Free In Trimmed   FIW = Free In Wagon  

FIXING = Chartering a Vessel  

FLT = Full Liner Terms Shipowner pays to load and discharge the cargo  FMC = Federal Maritime Commission US government agency  FMS = Fathoms = 6 feet  

FO (IFO) = Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO  FOB = Free on Board. Seller sees the goods "over the ship's rail" on to the ship which is arranged and paid for by the buyer  

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FOFFER = Firm Offer  

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FOG = For Our Guidance

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FIOS = Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but includes stowage  costs. 

FOQ = Free On Quay  

 

FOR = Free On Rail  

FORCE MAJEURE = Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and receivers due to events beyond their control.   FOT = Free On Truck  

FOW (1) = First Open Water   FOW (2) = Free On Wharf  

FREE OUT = Free of discharge costs to Owners   FWAD = Fresh Water Arrival Draft  

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FWDD = Fresh Water Departure Draft 

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FYG = For Your Guidance

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FYI = For Your Information 

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GA = General Average 

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GLS = Gearless 

GNCN = Gencon a standard BIMCO charter party form   ( capacity)  GN (or GR) = Grain (capacity) GO = Gas Oil 

GRD = Geared  

GRT = Gross Registered Tonnage  

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GSB = Good Safe Berth  

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GSP = Good Safe Port 

 



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GTEE = Guarantee 

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2H = Second Half 

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HMS = Heavy Metal Scrap 

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HO = Hold

 

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HW = High Water  

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IMDG = International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code  

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HDWTS = Half Dispatch Working Time Saved 

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HA = Hatch 

IMO = International Maritime Organization   IND = Indication 

INTERMODAL = Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a single journey.  

ITF = International Transport Federation international body that regulates crewing of ships   IU = If Used 

IUATUTC = If Used, Actual Time Used To Count  IUHATUTC = If Used, Half Actual Time Used To Count   IWL = Institute Warranty Limits   LANE METER = A method of measuring the space capacity of Ro/Ro ships whereby ea ch unit of space (Linear Meter) is represented by an area of deck 1.0 meter in length x 2.0 meters in width.  LASH (1) = To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc.  

LASH (2) = Lighter Aboard Ship a vessel that loads small barges direct from the water  LAT = Latitude 

LOA = Length Overall of the vessel  LOW = Last Open Water  

LS (or LUMPS) = Lumpsum 

LSD = Lashed Secured Dunnaged   LT = Liner Terms  

LW = Low Water  

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LYCN = Laycan (Layday Canceling Date) 

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MB = Merchant Broker  

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MDO (DO) = Marine Diesel Oil  

MIN/MAX = Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)  MOLCHOPT = More or Less Charterers Option   MOLOO = More or Less Owners Option  

MT = Metric Ton (i.e. 1,000 kilos / 2204.6lbs)

 

 



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M/V = Motor Vessel  

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NAABSA = Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground  

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th e contour of similarly NESTING = Implies that cargo is presented stacked in the shaped cargo, it may be likened to a stack of plates.  

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NON-REVERSIBLE = (Detention). If loading completed sooner than expected, then th en saved days will not be added to discharge time allowed.  

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NRT = Net Registered Tonnage  

NYPE = New York Produce Exchange 

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OO = Owners Option  

OSH = Open Shelter Deck  

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OWS = Owners 

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PASTUS = Past Us  

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PC = Period of Charter 

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PCGO = Part Cargo 

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NOR = Notice of Readiness 

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NCB = National Cargo Bureau 

PCT = Percent 

PDPR = Per Day Pro Rata 

PERDIEM = Per Diem = By the Day  PHPD = Per Hatch Per Day  

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PRATIQUE = License or permission to use a port 

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RCVR = Receivers 

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REVERSIBLE (Detention) = If loading loading completed sooner than expected expected at load port, then days saved can be added to discharge operations.   ROB = Remaining On Board  

(i.e . 1.0 metric Ton or 1.0 cubic meter, whichever is greater). The RT = Revenue Ton (i.e. overall RT is calculated on a line by line basis of the Packing List using the largest amount. The overall freight liability is calculated on the total RT amount, multiplied by the freight rate.  SATPM = Saturday P.M.  SB = Safe Berth 

SD (or SID) = Single Decker   d oes not cover any SEAFREIGHT = Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea. This does haulage or loading/discharging costs but the sea transport only.   SELFD = Self Discharging  

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SF = Stowage factor. Cubic space occupied by one ton (2,240 ( 2,240 lbs/1,000 lbs/1,000 kgs) of cargo.  

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SHINC = Sundays/Holidays Included  

 

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SHEX = Sundays/Holidays Excluded   SKIDS = Are bearers (timber or steel) positioned under cargo to t o enable fork lift handling at port, and for ease of rigging and lashing on board ship.   SL = Bale (capacity) 

SOC = Shipper Owned Container  

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SOF = Statement Of Facts  

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SP = Safe Port

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SRBL = Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading  

SSHEX (or SATSHEX) = Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded  SSHINC = Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included   (or SATSHINC) 

STABILITY = It is paramount that a vessel is stable in all respects at all times. When cargo is loaded / discharged, the stability is monitored by a computer, c omputer, which takes into account the weight and position of cargo within the vessel.   STARBOARD = Right side of a ship when facing the bow  

STEM = Subject To Enough En ough Merchandise (Availability of Cargo)  STERN = The aft part of a ship  

SUB = Subject (to)   SUPERCARGO = Person employed by a ship owner, shipping company,  charterer of a

ship or shipper of goods to supervise cargo handling operations. Often called a port captain.   



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SWDD = Salt Water Departure Draft 

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TC = Time Charter Owners agree to hire a particular ship  for a set length of time 

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TEU = Twenty Foot Equivalency Unit Standard 20' Container   TTL = Total 

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TW = Tween Decker 

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USC = Unless Sooner Commenced  

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SWAD = Salt Water Arrival Draft 

UU = Unless Used 

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UUIUATUTC = Unless Used If Used Actual Time Used To Count  

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VPD = Vessel Pays Dues  

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WCCON = Whether Customs Cleared Or Not  

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WIBON = Whether In Berth Or Not 

WIFPON = Whether In Free Pratique or not  WIPON = Whether In Port Or Not 

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WLTOHC (distance) Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming 

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WOG = Without Guarantee  

 

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WPD = Weather Permitting Day   WWD = Weather Working Day  WRIC = Wire Rods In Coils  

WWR = When, Where Ready  

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WWWW = Wibon, Wccon, Wifpon, Wipon 

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YAR = York Antwerp Rules

 

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